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| Mom sends A/C to the troops |
| 2003-07-18 |
| Edited for brevity. For some young American soldiers in Iraq, Frankie Mayo of Bear is one cool supporter. She has been sending them air conditioners. Fourteen as of Wednesday. Fourteen more go out today. And she’s taking donations to send about 200 more. The first batch arrived Wednesday afternoon in Iraq at the undisclosed location of her son, Cpl. Christopher Tomlinson, 21, and other members of the U.S. Army’s 300th Military Police Company. Soldiers hugged the boxes. Some started opening them. Like many other mothers whose children are on active duty, Mayo had wanted to do something for her son. The one gift she sent him has grown into "Operation Air Conditioner." She has gotten donations online from as far away as Wisconsin, from a Korean War vet. In an e-mail earlier this summer, Tomlinson told his mother not to worry and that he was doing fine, except for the 145-degree heat in his tent. He joked that he would be doing even better if he had an air conditioner. She sent him one. Mayo’s mother, Barbara Nichols, enjoyed her grandson’s response: "He said, ’Goody! Send some more!’" Some friends and I took up a collection amongst ourselves earlier this week to send some CamelBaks to our friends deployed in the ME and were feeling pretty good about ourselves, but it was nothing on this scale! Run on over and donate if you can. |
| Posted by:Dar |
| #2 Bravo! I blogged that one too. Good cause! |
| Posted by: Kathy K 2003-7-18 5:57:39 PM |
| #1 Thx for the link - Frankie's definitely cool! Check's in the eMail... |
| Posted by: PD 2003-7-18 11:11:18 AM |